Twenty-six years. That's how long Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, has practiced mindfulness, a complementary health practice that includes...
Pain Management
Pregnancy can be an exciting experience for many women. But it also can be difficult and confusing, especially for women...
Pregnancy
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D., M.S., has spent much of her career advancing research that supports women with breast cancer,...
Breast Cancer
Vapes. E-cigarettes. E-hookahs. Mods. Vaporizer devices all have the same purpose: to heat liquids containing nicotine or marijuana that people...
Vaping
Pain isn't simple or straightforward—and neither is treating it. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people...
Pain Management
Clinton B. Wright, M.D., M.S. Stroke research is a priority for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
Stroke
George Koob, Ph.D. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects roughly 15 million people in the U.S. People with the...
Alcohol Use Disorder
Christina Master, M.D. Concussions among professional athletes have been covered widely in the media. But Christina Master, M...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Blake Warner, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., studies disorders that affect our salivary glands, including Sjögren's...
Sjögren's syndrome
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., of Rice University, has devoted her career to understanding how technology can improve health and save...
Diagnostic Imaging
What if you could diagnose autism just by looking at how a child's eyes move? While the technology is...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Blacklegged ticks, or deer ticks, are tiny. But the problems they cause, like Lyme disease, can be big. Most humans...
Lyme Disease
Can taking a daily vitamin D supplement prevent diabetes? Which is better for lowering your risk of diabetes: lifestyle changes...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Helping kids with diabetes is a passion for National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical researcher Stephanie Chung, M.B.B...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Intermittent fasting has gotten a lot of attention recently—everyone from celebrities to social media influencers is talking about it. The...
Intermittent Fasting
For the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), 2020 is an important year. It marks the 20th anniversary of...
Medical Technology
"We urgently need more research to better understand the basic biology behind the development of endometriosis." - Lisa Halvorson,...
Endometriosis
"Many people believe that vitiligo is a rare disease," says National Institutes of Health-supported researcher John E. Harris, M...
Vitiligo
Working with NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, John Pandolfino, M.D., studies how to...
Heartburn
Sickle cell disease (SCD) specialists have performed bone marrow transplants in children since the 1990s. This procedure is the only...
Sickle Cell Disease
